Feeding BP

Today I have tried to feed for the first time my Bp with a f/t fuzzy mice. I have started moving around my snake the mice and after few minutes she strikes it and starting to eat. Unfortunately she has stopping to eat it. So I have taken the mice and I have see that it was missing of the central part of its body. Why?

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You mean the mouse was missing part of its body? I assume this was not the case when you offered it her?

Yes, the part that I think should be the stomach

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Sometimes f/t feeder bellies can burst, the skin gets very soft. Maybe this is what happened? Hard to tell without a pic.

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Originally Posted by shadowsnakes

Sometimes f/t feeder bellies can burst, the skin gets very soft. Maybe this is what happened? Hard to tell without a pic.

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I would say that's exactly what happened. It happens time to time with f/t, if your snake stops eating just let the feeder in the enclosure for a awhile, sometimes they like to eat in privacy.

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Ok thank you, tomorrow I'll try again to feed my Bp hoping that she'll eat her mice

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Originally Posted by Matteoskull

Ok thank you, tomorrow I'll try again to feed my Bp hoping that she'll eat her mice

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It is inadvisable to feed try to feed a refused meal two days in a row, wait 5-7 days then try again. Trying to feed too close together will hinder more than help

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Originally Posted by Crazymonkee

It is inadvisable to feed try to feed a refused meal two days in a row, wait 5-7 days then try again. Trying to feed too close together will hinder more than help

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Any actual reason why not to feed it next day? On two occasions mine refused to eat on his schedule, and on both occasions i said hey we won't trash food, and left it in a fridge over night. And next morning I tried again and he ate instantly. I tend to feed him at night otherwise.

Some can get stressed out by trying again to soon. Of course all bps are different, but you normally wanna wait.
Stress is a big factor in hatchlings not eating...
Now if we're talking about older established eaters it's different and by then you should know your snake well enough to know what works for that snake :)

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Ah nothing wrong then. Was worried for a second. Mine doesn't get stressed easily. Actually only at start when I got him, now he's just like a pet. Nothing seems to bother him any more. Always eats on schedule, sheds completely doesn't strike even at his food, and never hides or looks scared neither escapes when being handled.

The only thing I noticed when he goes adventures on me he is ignorant to feeding. If i let him be in his enclosure before feeding he eats on schedule :) I believe he get's overexcited adventuring and is just not interested to feeding. On a feeding day he waits with his head at hides opening and waits for magical food to magically appear ;)